There may have been a security break for Okaloosa County Water and Sewer users who paid their bills with a credit or debit card.
The security breach occurred involving external vendors which process electronic credit/debit card payments for water and sewer bills.
Several local banks have alerted the county to unauthorized charges on cards used to pay county water bills, the release said.
The reports have raised a concern that the online payment system may have been breached.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/fl-okaloosa-water-and-sewer-warns-users-of-possible-security-breach/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/okaloosa-county
"id": "oka1729622",
"linkid": "okaloosa-county",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "03/2018",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Utilities',
'location': 'Okaloosa County',
'name': 'Okaloosa County Water and Sewer',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'External Vendors',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Credit/Debit Card Information'},
'description': 'There may have been a security break for Okaloosa County '
'Water and Sewer users who paid their bills with a credit or '
'debit card. The security breach occurred involving external '
'vendors which process electronic credit/debit card payments '
'for water and sewer bills. Several local banks have alerted '
'the county to unauthorized charges on cards used to pay '
'county water bills, the release said. The reports have raised '
'a concern that the online payment system may have been '
'breached.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Credit/Debit Card Information'],
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': ['Online Payment System']},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'title': 'Potential Security Breach at Okaloosa County Water and Sewer',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Online Payment System'}